Shannon Leniec
SAYVILLE, NY 11782 *******@***.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FIRST DATA MERCHANT SERVICES, Melville, NY July 1997 – February 2014
Senior Financial Analyst
• Provided reporting and support for First Data Relationship Management teams
• Prepared financial and business related analyses and research in such areas as financial and expense performance,
pricing and budgeting
• Responsible for developing accurate, timely and comprehensive financial reports for facilitating management
decisions
• Managed all financial aspects of the individual Business Unit portfolios
• Prepared month end reporting packages related to portfolio profitability and market segmentation
• Compiled and present ad hoc data and analyses to be used in decision making process
• Prepared variance analyses to Business Unit Plan that analyze trends for risk and opportunities for merchant
pricing
• Responsible for the monthly close process, including preparation of journal entries, accruals and compilation of
final results
• Performed competitive merchant pricing negotiations in order to reduce attrition and increase retention
Senior Accountant
• Provided reporting and support for First Data Relationship Management teams
• Prepared financial and business related analyses and research in such areas as financial and expense performance,
pricing and budgeting
• Performed month end close responsibilities ie. journal entries.
• Prepared balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly basis
EDUCATION
Saint John’s University, Jamaica, NY
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
COMPUTER SKILLS
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and Oracle accounting system